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CLARE, MICH., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1896. New Series:   Vol. 4,No. 11
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.F. &  F. M.   SPECIAL   NOTICES.
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ONE WAY SETTLERS5 TICKETS.
On Tuesday. Feb. 14th, 1896, and on
the first Tuesday in each month, there-
alter until further notice, the F. So P.
M. will sell one way settlers* tickets
atiedueed rates to certain points in
Virginia, North Carolina, Tenessee,
Greorgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis-
•sippi and Louisana. For rates and
•other Information call at ticket
-office.
c, iaiAKDI G-HAS "FESTIVITIES.
New Orleans, La., Mobile, Alabama,
Feb.17,18, 1896/
On account of the above the F. & P.
M. will sell excursion tickets to above
^points om Feb. 13th to 16th. inclusive,
.good lor continuous, passage in each
direction and limited, to return to fifteen days from date of sale at rate of
$35.10 toNew,.Orleans and return, and
$34.70 to Mobile and return.
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.
Only a country editor, "wB.ose life is "pied" at
last,
As out upon the futurity Iris genial soul is cast.
The final; '•form" of life's made up;  and the
■edition is •'run."
IJhat those vrho care may read and see what
things that he has done.
"Wrong fonts1' there are, and errors too—and
yet in every line
1 see his great desire for right and see his
yearning shine;
And with his humble   paragraphs and local
notes galore,
Inote the kindly throbhing heart that felt for
those heartsore.
Only-a eountry editor, whose toiling's over
now,
And closed for aye the sunken eyes, and
cold the marble blow.
He's written Mnd words of those who've died
for twenty years,
And 'tis but meet that he today shouldhave the
meed-of tears*
Obituaries may be short—perhaps a "stick" or
two—
Which tell the story of his life and how his
heart was true.
Butin the Judgment BooK some deeds he has
no credit for,
Will   shine   and   aureole   the  words—"The
Country Editor 1"
Poor Farm.
The Superintendents of the Poor
met at Harrison, Wednesday, and audited the following accounts:
POOR "FARM.
Paid Keeper..., .„. S62.50
Clothing    4.15
Meoicine. med. atten. and nurse ... 20.75
Other expenses. ..... ...  18.01
TBKPOBAKT.
Food ,....$59.18
Clothing..    g.95
"Medicine, med. atten. and nurse ... 60.50
Funeral Expenses..  32.24
Transportation....................... 18.30
Other expenses    2.78
Bew stoek of hats just received at
Wolsky *s.
THE   PRESIDENTIAL    OFFICE.
General Harrison Asserts that no Incum
"bent has Satisfied All the People.
Ex-President Harrison writes on
"The Presidential Office" in his "This
Country of Ours" series, in February
Ladies' Home Journal. In discussing
the constitutional provisions for the
selection of a Chief Magistrate, he
touches upon the discussion in the
convention relative to a plural'executive for the nation, and upon the point
presents hirj own views: "Experience
has so fully justified the conclusion
reached by the Constitutional convention in this matter (a single executive
head) that no change has ever been
suggested. The incumbent has never
satisfied every one, but the discontented have never sought relief by giving
him a double. Executive direction
should always be single. When anything is wrongly done we must be able
to put a hand on the man who did it.
The sense of responsibility begets carefulness, and that sense is never so perfect as when, after full consultation,
the officer must- go alone into the
chamber of decision. In all of the
recent reform city charters this principle is made prominent—by giving
the mayor the power to appoint the
city boards and uffieers, and so making
him responsible for the efficiency of
the.city government. Two Presidents
or three with equal powers would as
surely bring disaster, as three Generals
of equal rank over a single army. 1 do
not doubt that this sense of single and
personal responsibility to the people
has strongly held our Presidents to a
good- conscience and to a- high discharge of their great duties.
The Woman of Washington's
Heart.
Mrs. Burton Harrison has written
for the March Ladies' Home Journal
an authoritiye sketch of Sally-Gary, to
whom George Washington, in his private letters, clearly points as the passion of his life. Mrs, Harrison, who
was Miss Constance Cary before her
marriage, is a direct descendant of
Sally Gary, as well as on her mother's
side of the Fairfax family, into which
the Southern beauty of Washington's
day finally married.
SCHOOL   COLUMN.
[Edited by E. D. P-AiMER, Clare, county commissioner of schools. Teachers and others
are invited to contribute school reports,
school items and matters of educational interest for this column. Such items should be
sent direct to the Editor of this Paper.]
A teacher's first great duty toward
her school is to inspire in her pupils a
love for truth and right. Next to this
stands her duty to foster patriotism.
Last and least, but often magnified to
be the greatest, is her duty to start
them in their pursuit after knowledge
and to lead them in the search. To
give a child learning and not morality
is to put a dagger in the hands of a
villain. To educate it without patriotism is tb sow the seeds of anarchy
in a rich soil. Learning makes the
evil-minded man more in his wickedness. While for the unpatriotic man
it is like handing over to a rebel the
key to a citadel.
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Every child should receive from the
hour it eaters school, a daily lesson in
patriotism. Pupils do not need a text
book on that subject, but the teacher
should be so full of love of country
that they will breath in that sentiment with every inspiration. The
stars and stripes should be hourly before every eye. Its appearance should
be like the welcome face of a friend.
Its deep and eloquent meaning should
be understood by tne youngest. Sing
of it: talk of it: salute it. "Star
Spangled Banner," and "Bed, White
and Blue" should be sung everywhere.
Every page in oar country's history
shines with patriotic stories. Search
them out; talk them over. Is there a
child whose pulse will not throb with
nobler blood at the stories of the
"Boys of the Revolution" and "The
Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock?"
Why -go to Greece and Rome and
France and England for examples of
bravery, when there is not one of them
but has been equalled or excelled in
our own country and almost in our
own time. The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Monroe Doctrine, Webster's Reply to
Hayne, Lincoln's Gettysburg speech,
and Patrick Henry's address should be
familiar to every school boy and girl.
Not merely read them, but learn parts
or all of some of them. And then, our
national hymns. It ought, in this
day, to bring a blush to the cheek of
any teacher who can not repeat every
line of "America." Let the birth days
of our great men be bright spots in
the memory of every child. Do not
forget to place the poets and sages
along with the warriors and statesmen. The history of our country is a
grand one, in spite of carpings of the
misanthrope and the maligner. It
needs no apology. The path of progress and of Liberty is not always a
straight one, for the mountains to be
overcome are difficult, but it reaches
its goal in the end Do not hesioate
to eulogize America. Do not be afraid
of the word "jingoism,-,'—it is an epithet from the vocabulary of cowardice.
HOTJ-LETILI-E.
Report for month ending Jan. 31st.
Number of days taught 20; pupils enrolled 12; days present 180; days absent 60; average attendance 9 Pupils
not absent during month: Gracie and
Gertie Rogers, Rohy Bishop and
Georgie Sherman.    •
M. L. Gakdheb.
GREE"NWOO*D, DIST. "NO.   3.
Report for month ending January
31. Following have not been absent
during month: Fred Budd, Will Ec-
kalbar, Anna and Frank Hosier, Jessie
and Abraham Sambertson, Elgin Mil-
ligan, Hattie Laurence, Emma Smith.
Total number enrolled 37 ; average
daily attendance 28; visitors during
month, 6.
E. D. Alger.
TONKTJ^.
Report for month ending January
31st, 1896. Number of pupils enrolled
13; number of days taught 20. Those
not absent during the month were:
Clare, Evia and Belle Potter, Hazel,
Willie and Bertha Cradit, and Bessa
Mathis; not tardy during month. Willie
and Hazel Cradit,
Sadie Palmer.
eagle, dist. no. 1.
Report for month ending Jan. 31st,
1896. Whole number of pupils enrolled 38; average daily attendance 35;
pupils not absent a whole day during
mouth: Earl Wood, Maudie Thompson, Ethel and Irving Orvis, Eddie
Hanes, Duard Runyan, Murt Hutchinson, Frank Richards, Willard Penrose,
Winnie and Nellie Runyan, Nora
Wood, Ida Merrill. Visitors during
month: E. D. Palmer, Mrs, C. Bates
and Mrs. McLean.
CHRISTIAN    EMDEAYOB
CONVENTION AT DOVER.
A   ROYAL   WELCOME   GIVEN  TO   THE
VISITORS BY THE LITTLE BURGH.
Wednesday last the District Association of the Christian Endeavor
Association met at the Congregational
church, Dover, and held convention.
The proceedings were extremely interesting and the subjects opened up
for discussion by the participants in
the program were debated with much
enthusiasm. The visitors from Farwell
numbered 25. while many from Clare
and Harrison also attended. The
people of Dover were well represented
and gave their guests a most heaity
and enthusiastic reception.
The morning proceedings opened
with a short service, after which
Mr. Delvin took the chair, and, on the
motion of Mr. Longj a committee was
appointed to consider the advisability
of perfecting a permanent Clare
County Christian Endeavor Society.
Readings were given by Miss Hitchcock, Mr.'Delvin-and Mr, Long.
The afternoon session was opened by
scripture reading and singing. The
committee reported in fayor of the
proposed association, and after discussion the Rev. Long moved that a
permanenant organization be effected
and officers elected. The motion was
carried. A reading by Sister Bracy
and interesting addresses by Messrs.
Stapleton and Palmer terminated the
proceedings.
ENTERPRISE.
A  NEW   ONE   TO   BE   STARTED   B\   A
COMPANY,   OF   WHICH A.   S.  RHOADES
IS THE MOVING SPIRIT.
A company has been formed in Clare
under the title of Rhoades & Co.,
which will at once start the erection
of a building and the placing therein
of extensive machinery for the manufacture of heading on a large scale.
The site chosen is near the Rhoades5
shingle mill. Mr. A. S. Rhoades has
been in Saginaw this week negotiating
the purchase of machinery, which will
be shipped here as "soon as needed,
The factory will be ready to start up
by the 1st of April and the fact that
it will,, when in-full blast, give direct
employment to 18 men readily shows
what an important and welcome addition it will be to our city's industries,
while at the same time our farmers
will benefit to the extent of having a
ready market and good prices for their
timber as the company will purchase
for cash an unlimited quantity.
Doubtless the company have also an
eye on the vast amount of timber
opened up to market by the extension
of the Harrison branch of the F. & P.
M. to the Muskegon river last fall, at
which time we pointed out Clare's
opportunity of securing a large share
of the pending output. With such
vast stretches of the finest quality
of hardwoods around us and within
easy access of Clare it has ever been a
mystery to us why some move in this
direction also has not been made, and
we yet hope to see a flourishing hardwood industry located in the city.
Success to the new company !
The Teachers' Reception.
One of the most successful so3ial
events ever held in Clare, was the reception, given by the teachers of* the
Clare schools to the teacher's of the
county, at the elegant home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Sutherland on east 5th
street, last Thursday evening, February 6th. A most entertaining program was rendered, which was listened
to with intense interest. Ater the program came tempting refreshments.
And then games, social intercourse
and a jolly time by all, made the time
speed -away so swiftly that the we5
sma' hours were at hand almost befoie
we knew it, and when the parting
time came all were loathe to leave.
The teachers of tbe Clare schools deserve great praise for the success of the
reception, also Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland. Below is the program which
was rendered:
Orchestra ,	
Recitation ..,—Miss Minnie Presley
Solo  Miss Bruske
Recitation Mrs. Reed
Violin Solo..............Miss Shearer
Recitation .*... Floyd Doherty
Piano Solo ........ Miss Greenfield
Recitation  Ethel Elden
Recitation. ,...Belle Ironmonger
Recitation- Alberta Loner
Orchestra .,»,.
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